Conservative People's Party (Hverland)

Conservative People's Party Íhaldsflokkur Konservativa folkpartiet
Leader	Sölbrun Hallsdottir
Founded	1961
Headquarters	Pétursfjord
Ideology	Liberal conservatism Economic liberalism Civic nationalism
Political position	Centre-right
Colours	Blue
Rokthing seats	11 / 41
Citizen's Advisory seats	22 / 100
Church Council seats	5 / 25
Local government seats	119 / 500
Election symbol
K
Website
www.folkpartiet.hv
Political parties

The Conservative People's Party (Hverlandic: Íhaldsflokkur; Swedish: Konservativa folkpartiet), commonly referred to as simply the Folkpartiet, is the major contemporary party of the Hverlandic centre-right. As of 2018, the Folkpartiet is the largest party in the Rokthing, the Citizen's Advisory, among the nation's local governments, and are the second largest in the Church Council, behind the Christian Democrats.

Different factions have dominated the party at different times, although over the past 80 years it has moved from the right-wing more towards the centre. The party advocates economic liberalism such as a reduction of taxes, deregulation, and free trade. Conservatives support individual rights and define themselves as a "conservative party of progress". The party generally supports semi-privatization through state-funded private services, LGBT rights, gun control, and tougher law and order measures. They oppose identity politics and advocate for an inclusive civic nationalism.

A coalition of the Folkpartiet, the Moderates, and New Future entered office in 2018 based on promises of tax cuts, better public services and stricter rules on immigration, with the informal support of the Christian Democrats.

Political Positions

Economics

Folkpartiet has said they believe that free markets and individual achievement are the primary factors behind economic prosperity. To this end, they advocate in favor of laissez-faire economics and fiscal conservatism. The party does, however, support the Nordic model in that there should be a strong "safety net" to assist the less fortunate. They support the current single-payer government-run healthcare scheme but advocate for increased privatization in certain sectors.

Social policies

The Folkpartiet, like many parties in Hverland, are difficult to classify as either liberal or conservative on social policies. While they oppose abortion and drug legalization, they are strong supporters of LGBT rights and gun control. The party strongly promotes itself as a pro-family party and encourage married couples to have more children, and in 2020 lengthened maternity/paternity leave for parents. Most Conservatives supported the legalization of same-sex marriage and adoption in Hverland. However, they were more divided on the Gender Affirmation Act, which allowed transgender citizens to legally change their name and gender on their birth certificate.

Guns

Folkpartiet generally support maintaining the status quo on gun ownership rights and oppose further regulations on handguns for personal protection. Hverland already has very strict gun rights.

Immigration

Folkpartiet members of the Rokthing were very critical of the Liberal-led government's removal of immigration quotas in 2008, which they re-instituted after winning the 2018 election. They generally support reducing immigration, especially from non-western countries.

Local issues

Ideologically, the Conservative Party typically supports a smaller federal government. Historically, this has translated into keeping power in the hands of local governments to handle taxes, infrastructure, and rural policy.

Electoral history

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/-	Government
1998	-	23.0 (#1)	10 / 41	0	Opposition
2002	-	26.6 (#1)	11 / 41	1	Coalition
2006	-	17.9 (#2)	8 / 41	3	Coalition
2010	-	16.9 (#2)	7 / 41	1	Opposition
2014	-	21.1 (#2)	8 / 41	1	Opposition
2018	-	27.2 (#1)	11 / 41	3	Coalition